The Briefing Room
General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on April 09, 2021, 07:23:13 pm
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Watchdog reveals new warning about map of Capitol's underground tunnels posted before insurrection
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/politics/capitol-riot-inspector-general/ (https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/politics/capitol-riot-inspector-general/)
(CNN)A scathing report by the US Capitol Police watchdog obtained by CNN reveals that there were even more law enforcement failures prior to January 6 than previously known, including new details about expired ammunition, ineffective shields and a previously unreported warning more than two weeks ahead of the insurrection about a map of the Capitol's underground tunnels that was posted on a pro-Donald Trump website.
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The broader intelligence-related shortcomings described in the report are evidenced by a warning Capitol Police received from the Department of Homeland Security on December 21, 2020, but which it did not appear to fully utilize.
On that day, "the Department of Homeland Security notified the Department of a blog referencing tunnels on U.S. Capitol grounds used by Members of Congress and research of the website identified four 'threads/blog topics containing comments of concern,'" the summary states.
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The report goes on to expose, for the first time, a startling degree of indifference from Capitol Police leadership when it came to routine house-keeping items, such as failing to maintain an accurate roster of officers assigned to the Civil Disturbance Unit.
The summary notes the "CDU" roster listed 187 officers, two of which no longer worked for the Capitol Police on the day of the insurrection. The 187 officers listed is far lower than the 276 officers acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told Congress were active on January 6.
Further, the report points out Capitol Police leadership knew as far back as July 2020 the department needed to make significant changes, but inexplicably failed to do so.
The summary lists several examples, including a failure by the department to establish standard operating procedures for the Civil Disturbance Unit, highlighting a casual attitude toward the unit ultimately tasked with stopping the insurrection.
Expired ammunition and ineffective shields
Even equipment maintenance appeared to be a low priority. The summary shows the CDU shields were not stored in the correct temperature, rendering them ineffective, while some ammunition in the armory was expired.
In another example, the inspector general wrote that a department official told investigators officers receive training every three years as required by the manufacturer of a weapon carried by officers, however, the department did not have any formal directive ordering them to conduct the training.
On the day of the insurrection, CDU didn't use all of its less-lethal options, such as a 40mm grenade launcher, 37mm grenade launcher, and Sting Ball grenades because of "orders from leadership."
1. As anyone capable of using Google or DDG/Bing can easily learn, there are multiple maps online of US Capitol tunnels. So CNN's front-loaded biggie - a Capitol tunnels map being posted on a pro-Trump website - is a fizzle ... except for ...
2. ... The date the map was posted, December 21, 2020. The map was posted 17 days before the Trump speech Dems and their MSM shills want people to believe inspired the January 6th riot.
3. In the computer age the Capitol Police don't keep their Civil Disturbance Unit roster up to date? How is access to the unit's equipment controlled when some 100 officers who should be able to access the equipment are not on the roster (maybe more, since some on the existing roster might have retired or transferred)?! rrthree
4. The Capitol Police don't have up to date training and shooting practice records for every officer authorized to carry a gun? rrthree rrthree
5. Equipment for the Civil Disturbance Unit is stored so improperly as to render the equipment ineffective? rrthree rrthree rrthree
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There's no reason any of that information should be treated as confidential or For Official Use Only.
If politicians want to feel secure, maybe they should stop trying to make slaves of Americans.
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How could they have expired ammo, when the federal government bought gazillions of rounds during the Obama administration? How long does ammo last, anyway?
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How could they have expired ammo, when the federal government bought gazillions of rounds during the Obama administration? How long does ammo last, anyway?
I read they were using surplus WWI ammunition in WWII and surplus WWII ammunition in Korea and you can still buy surplus WWII ammunition today so I would guess if stored correctly it lasts an awful damn long time. I would say that the author of this is about as gun savvy as Captain Dementia and the other democrats. Here is a NRA article on the subject. https://www.nrafamily.org/articles/2019/10/28/can-ammunition-go-bad/
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That's what I figured. Keep your powder dry, so to speak, and it should last a while.